Waste-valve for basins or baths.



No. 634;,347. Patented Oct. 3,1899.

L. M. HOOPER.

WASTE VALVE F08 BASINS 0R BATHS.

(Application filed Oct. B4, 1895.)

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Patented Oct. 3, |899.

L. M. HUUPER. WASTE VALVE'FOR BASINS 0R BATHS.

(Application led Oct. 24, 1895.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT EETCE.

LOUIS M. IIOOPER, OF RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO THE J. L. MOTTIRON VORKS, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

WASTE-VALVE FOR BASINS OR BATHS.

SPECIFICATION formingpart vof Letters Patent No. 634,347, dated October3, 1899.

Application filed October 24, 1895. Serial No. 566,714. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, VLouis M. HooPER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Rutherford, in the county of Bergen and State of New Jersey,have invented an Improvement in W'aste -Valves for Basins or Baths, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This improvement relates to that class of basin and bath fittings inwhich there is a valve at the bottom of the basin and above the upperend of the waste-pipe, such valve being lifted to allow the water to runoff.

In my present improvement the waste-pipe is made with a curve or bend,so as to make use of a valve-lifter in the form of a rod passingvertically, or nearly so, through the bend of the waste-pipe and actinguponthe valve, and I provide mechanism for acting upon the lifter, andthe valve and its stem are constructed in such a manner that the valvecan be easily lifted out for cleansing, and the valve-stein is tubularand extends down around a tubular support for the valvelifter, the partsbeing constructed in such a manner that there is little or no risk ofwater leaking out around the valve-lifter, and I provide a packing atthis place to render the parts reliably tight.

In the drawings, Figure l is a verticalsection of a basin with myimprovements applied. Fig. 2 is a vertical section showing a portion ofa basin with a modified valvelifter. Fig. 3 is a vertical section atright angles to Fig. 2, showing the toggle-links above the handle-lever;and Fig. t is an inverted plan of the valve separately. Fig. 5 is asection of a modification in the escape or waste pipe.-

The basin A is of any desired size and character, audit may be providedwith the overflow-pipe B and a removable screen of ordinary character,as shown at C', Fig. 2; but in Fig. l I have shown the peculiar screenor grating C, hereinafter described. At the bottom of the basin there isan opening to which the waste-pipe D is applied. This waste-pipe is madeas an'offset elbow or compound. curve in order that the lifterE for thevalve F may be central with the opening in the basin and 5o pass throughthe pipe to the actuating device.

I provide a tubular guide 2, extending up into the waste-pipe, and thevalve F is at the upper end of a stem `3, and such Valve fits the seatat or near the level of the bottom of the basin A, and the valve-stem 3,being tubular, sets around the tubular guide 2, so that water as itdescends into the waste-pipe will be delected by l[he tubular stem 3 ofthe valve and kept outside of the tubular guide 2 for the lifter. Hencethere will be but little risk of leakage around the tubular guide 2; butin order to make a more reliable joint at this place the packing-gland 4is employed, the same having a cap that screws upon the ferrule ornipple that projects downwardly from the waste-pipe D.

In order to actuate the lifter E, any suitable mechanism maybe employed,according to the character of basin or bath fixture. In Fig. l I haverepresented a curved rod K as connected to the lower end of the lifterE,

the shape of such rod being approximately that of the side of the basin,so that it can pass from the lower end of the lifterE through the slabM, at which place the handle H is provided, and it is advantageous tomake the stern of the handle I-I tubular to pass through the thimble N,that is provided at the opening through the slab M, and the tubular steml of the handle I-I is screw-threaded on its inner surface to receivethe tubular screwy threaded sleeve 7 which can be raised or loweredwithin the tubular stem l of the handle, and there is a shoulder oroffset upon the rod K that rests upon theupper end of the sleeve 7, andit is to be understood that this sleeve 7 is adjusted so that the'valveF will take its seat properly upon the valve-seat F when the handle l-Irests upon lthe thimble N, and it is advantageous to provide a pin S,connected with the tubular stem of the handle II, which pin passes intoa slot in the thimble N,which slot is L-shaped or inclined, so that thepin supports the handle and the valve when raised by a partial rotationygiven to the handle to turn the pin into the hori- Zontal portion ofthe L-shaped or inclined slot. The lower end of the rod K ispreferablyfwithin a horizontal sleeve 1G, extending out from the lifterE, so as to allow for slight differences in the fitting of the parts inplace on the slab.

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The grating or strainer C is applied at the upper end of theoverllow-waterway B, and in consequence of the upper end of thiswaterwaybeing atan inclination, as represented in Fig. l, the grating Cwill rest thereon by gravity, and it may be lifted off for cleaning thegrating` or for cleaning the )\f'erflowwaterway.

The modified devices shown in Figs. 2 and El act to raise or lower thevalve F2 in the saine way as the devices represented in Fig. l; but insome instances the distance of the lifter E from the edge of the basinis such that a bent rod, such as shown at K, does not work freely. Toavoid this dilliculty,tl1e lifting devices may be arranged as nextdescribed.

The handle-lever ll' has a T-shaped lower end, to which the links I K'are pivoted and extend to the lever L, that is pivoted at one end to thelifter E, and this handle-lever II extends down through the slab M andslotted plateN upon the slab and between the forked support O, that isattached at the underside of the slab, and there is a pivot-pin 5 forthe handle lever Il, such pivot pin passing through a slot or elongatedhole in the forked support O, and one of the links I or K is providedwith a turnbuckle I between the two parts of the link, which two partsare threaded with right and left handed screw-th reads, so as to adjustthe relative lengths of the two links to bring the end of the lever Land the valve-lifter E in the proper position for the valve to rest uponits seat when the handle-lever L is moved in one direction, and whensuch handle-lever is moved in the other direction the valve is raisedvertically, so as to open the waste.

If it is desired for the waste to close automatically, the devicesbefore described alone are required; but if it is desired to hold thewaste open then the links S may be made use of, they being connected attheir upper ends upon the sides of the handle-lever, and their lowerends are pivoted at 6 in the forked support O, so that when the handleis moved in one direction these links S are swung so that the weight ofthe parts is sufficient to prevent the valve acting through the lever Land links I K', swinging the handle-lever II/ back again to its normalposition for allowing the valve E to drop to its seat; but when power isapplied by the hand to the upper end of the lever H the toggle-links Sare swung over so as to lift the handle-lever as it is brought back to anormal position to allow the valve to close. By this construction itwill be apparent that the two links I K allow for the proper motion tobe given to the lever L, lifter E, and valve F2 without the lever Lhaving a rigid pivotal support from the lower side of the slab or otherpoint of connection, and the parts can be finished and made ornamentalin cases where the basin is not inclosed below the slab. The valve mayhave a rubber edge and be connected loosely to the stem by a screw S, asshown in Fig. 2, to allow the valve to seat itself at the upper end ofthe wastepipe, and there may be guide-pills 9 to center the spindlewithin the waste-pipe.

In Fig. l the basin A is shown with an overflow B, having an inclinedupper end below the top edge of the basin, and there is a perforatedplate or grating C, that rests in a seat at the upper end of suchoverflow, and to hold the grating in place the spring l2 is used, havingdownwardly-curved ends to snap down below a riin or offset around withinthe seat. In Fig. 5 the porcelain of the basin at the lower part of theoverflow extends below the seat F3 in the porcelain, which seat receivesthe valve F4, and the lifter E2 in this case passes through theporcelain, and there is a packing-gland it in the porcelain that forms awaterstight packing for the valve stem. The rod K2, that is to extenddown from the handle or pull Il, Fig. l, passes through a tubular footlli at the lower end of the Valvestein. Thisallows forinequalitiesintheshape of the porcelain basin and of the connection to the handle 1I,because the position of the tubular foot of the valve-stein along uponthe rod K2 may vary. The thimble 17, that is connected to the metallicwaste-pipe, can be secured to the porcelain by flanges and a locknut, asusual. The valve F or F'l may be lifted off the stein for cleaning thevalve and for giving access to the overflow-waterway for cleaning thesame,and a chain .i8 is usually provided to prevent loss of such valve.This chain is secured to an'eye 29 with a screw passing through theporcelain near the upper end of the overflow, and the nut 20, thatsecures this screw, is in such overflow. The

.hook 2l on the screw receives the valve-ring 19, so that such valve canbe hung up within the basin, and the slab is not injured or soiled bythe valve being laid down upon it.

I do not claim a valve with a stein passing through the waste-pipe nor alever to act upon such stem, as these have been used; but where thelever intervenes between the handle and the valve and is partiallysupported by the waste-pipe the strain comes on the pipe, tending toloosen the joints. By my improvement the lift is direct upon the valveand there is nothing to disturb the setting of the basin or bath, and bymaking the waterway in the form shown in Fig. 5 the lifter passesthrough a packing-gland at the opening through the porcelain of thebasin, which renders the attachment very simple, and in all cases theweight of the handle and its rod tends to keep the valve on its seatinstead of tending to raise the valve, as is thecase where a leverintervenes.

I claim as my inventionl. The combination with a basin,'bath or othersanitary fixture having a waste-opening and a waterway below the same,of a valve with ahollow stein, a tubular guide passing up within thesaid hollow stem and a valve-lifter within the tubular guide passingthrough the IOO IIO

wall of the waste-pipe, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination with a basin, bath or other sanitary fixture having aWaste-opening and a waterway below the same, of a valve with a hollowstem, a tubular guide passing up within the said hollow stem and avalvelifter within the tubular guide, and apackinggland at the lowerwall of the waste-pipe through which the lifterpasses, substantially asspecified. n

3. The porcelain basin having awaste-opelr' ing and a horizontalwaterway below the same all in one piece, in combination with aValveseat and a Valve and a packing-gland in the opening in theporcelain and a vertical lifter passing through the packing-gland,substantially as set forth. l

4. The combination with the bath or other sanitary fixture having aWaste opening and pipe, of a valve and hollow stem, astationarytubulargnide within the valve-stem and passing th rough the wall of thewaste-pipe, a packa valve-seat and valve and a packing-gland in anopening in the porcelain and-a vertical Valve-lifter passing throughsuch packinggland, a tubular foot at the lower end of the valve-lifterand a rod passing into such tubular foot and extending up and passingthrough the slab for raising the valve, substantially as set forth.

Signed by me this 21st day of October, 1895.

L. M. HOOPER.

Witnesses:

DANL. C. MEYER, EDWARD HAMMANN.

